The Art of Being with Someone in Pain

When someone we know is in pain, it’s often easy to do things for them. I’ve shared lots of practical ways to put your care into action on my blog. (You can find examples here and here.) But sometimes, when a person close to us is in pain, they need more than our physical acts of kindness. They need to know we’re willing to sit with them and just be.

As I prepare for the launch of my book Prayers of Hope for Caregivers in just over a month, I’m reminded that those who care for people in pain...